PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / Direction & Production

Current paper · Semantic Scholar

Contemporary performing arts are undergoing profound transformations driven by interdisciplinarity, digitalization, audience participation, and the increasing convergence of choreography, dance, ballet, and theater. Despite extensive research on these developments, existing studies often examine artistic, technological, and participatory innovations separately, limiting understanding of how they interact within inte…

Reference · Wikidata

Academy Award which recognizes achievement for art direction in film

Encyclopedia · Wikipedia

The Academy Award for Best Production Design recognizes achievement for art direction in film. The category's original name was Best Art Direction, but was changed to its current name in 2012 for the 85th Academy Awards. This change resulted from the Art Directors' branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) being renamed the Designers' branch. Since 1947, the award is shared with the set decor…

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Book · DOAB

In How and Why We Teach Shakespeare, 19 distinguished college teachers and directors draw from their personal experiences and share their methods and the reasons why they teach Shakespeare. The collection is divided into four sections: studying the text as a script for performance; exploring Shakespeare by performing; implementing specific techniques for getting into the plays; and working in different classrooms an…

Full text · Open Library

This book is the first full-length study of Maria Irene Fornes' plays. It begins with an overview of Fornes' thirty years in theater, focusing on the reception of her plays, the range of critical response, and provides an introduction to Fornes' theatrical philosophies. Ensuing chapters explore the metatheatrical characteristics of Fornes' earlier work from the 1960s, the representation of female subjectivity, thea…

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